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ee nd tae ee BAN CABLE ht MO, B4 Cffice Memciindum ¢ UNITED : 4)_3 GOVERNMENT | TO: DIRBOTOR, FBI DATE: August 12, 1947 FROM fede, yawns | ae SUBJECT: roo DISCS i SABOTAGE aimee. Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947, dated July 30, 1947, Section (B), which advises that all reports concerning flying discs should be investigated by field offices. Prior to the receipt of these instructions, two instances were Called to the attention of this office concerning flying discs. One report was received July 7, 1947, the details of which are set forth in Milwaukee letter to the Bureau dated July 8, 1947, entitled, © "Fiying Discs or Saucers, Miscellaneous, Telephone Call from Mr. Fletcher at the Bureau at 6:30 a.m., 7-7-47." No investigation was conducted concerning this report. i 2a The second report was receivel by this office at 1:20 pem. : July 11, 1547, from who is in - charge of the Civil Air Fatrol , Wisconsin, an auxiliary of the . Army Air Forces. On that occasion AMR@eecaliing fron Black River Falls, Wisconsin, telephonically advised this office that an object in the shape of a diac, nineteen inches in diameter had been found July 10, 1947, by one QMmcity electrician on the Jackson County: fairgrounds, near Black River Falle, Wisconsin, about 3:30 p.m. The disc might be made of a substance sich as cardboard covered by a hI silver airplane dope material. The contraption has a small wooden tail like a rudder in the back and inside of the disc is what appears to be an ROA photo-electric cell or tube. Also inside the disc is a little electric motor with a shaft running to the center of the disc. At one end of the shaft is a very email propeller. In opinion that contraption might possibly have bee made by some juvenile. stated that he desired to return the contraption to Milwaukee and eventually turn it over to the Army Air Forces, but that . the finder, apparently wanted to get some publicity on his find and wanted it returned to hin. This information was telephonically called to the attention of Assistant Director D. M. LADD of the Bureau on July 11, 1947. Subsequently, SAC H. Ke JOHNSON telephoned Colonel in charge of Counter Intelligence, Fifth Army, Chicago AC of 5 G2 Headquarters Fifth Army, Fast Hyde Park Aveme, Chicago, Illinois, who hye stated he would contact QE! Black River Falls, Wisconsin, No further investigation was conducted 4h nis mae 7 4 te RS IB PT- COPIES DESTROYED RtO NOV Is 1yG4 Er ~~ ; ——r hee ae a ne ae ae Pe . — we ome ee eae TE Sa RRR aE SE ye ee ye ee ae, mam DR te Ma TO ym ee TT “ae . ‘ . - . - : - «a a ee